Adaptation-level theory suggests that
a. our present satisfaction depends on the level of success to which we are accustomed.
b. the more money we have, the less we need to feel happy.
c. we will make upward comparisons more than we make downward comparisons.
d. high-impact events will have long-lasting effects on happiness levels.
a
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Four-year-old Jenna is looking at a drawing of her family tree. Her father tells her she has three aunts and two grandmothers. Her father then asks her if she has more grandmothers or more relatives. What will she say?
a. More grandmothers b. More aunts c. More relatives d. Neither
When the teacher was handing out the test, you noticed that your respiration rate and heartbeat increased, your palms got sweaty, and your hand shook a little; your pretest behaviors were triggered by the ________. Upon completion of the exam, your body returned to its normal state by way of the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Illusions demonstrate what happens to our perceptual processes when:
A. we use only one eye to view an object B. retinal disparity occurs C. our eyes fail to converge D. perceptual cues are distorted
Carl Rogers believed that people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive __________.
A. conditional esteem B. unconditional esteem C. conditional positive regard D. unconditional positive regard